The White House press secretary should pause and take stock.
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
News alert on BIW protest was inaccurate | Letter
I object, strongly, to the subject line of a Portland Press Herald news alert that I received by email at about 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 9. It read, “Protesters clash outside Pete Hegseth’s visit to Bath Iron Works,” and implies problems that I, as a Bath city councilor, thought I should attend to immediately. […]
Climate change bills deserve Maine’s support | Letter
Climate concerns me greatly yet it appears to have been put on the back burner. We still have global warming. I know because I am a gardener. Each year produces new challenges for me: what to plant, when to plant and how to gain enough water to keep plants alive. LD 2037 supports the Regional […]
Urge divestment from private prison giant | Letter
In response to David Hyde’s Jan. 27 letter, “Just who is Stephen Miller?,” I hope to add to his offerings of Stephen Miller’s motives of perhaps hate? Governing by fear? Need for power? So here’s my take: follow the money. What America has learned from war is that it makes a lot of rich people richer, i.e., […]
American leaders connected to Epstein must be held accountable | Letter
Benjamin Franklin wrote: “Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” In Europe, government ministers are losing their jobs because of the Epstein files … but American leaders get a free pass? As the father of two girls, and the grandfather to two more, I am […]
As governor, Rick Bennett will put people before party | Letter
Bennett has already proven that he will show up, listen and act for anyone.
I find Bondi and Collins equally disgraceful | Letter
On Feb. 11, Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the House Oversight Committee to answer questions about the Epstein files. Her despicable and embarrassing performance can be summed up best in one line that she uttered in response to a question from Vermont Rep. Becca Balint: “I’m stunned that you want to continue talking about […]
Susan Collins’ support of health science complex won’t fool me | Letter
I find it rich that Sen. Susan Collins is dumping money into bricks and mortar for a “health science complex” in Orono. Who does she think will staff this nice building now that she has helped this administration gut science research funding, defund student science education funding and help anti-science Robert F. Kennedy Jr. get […]
Trump has destroyed America’s greatness | Letter
America was greatest when it was called the “melting pot” of immigrants from many diverse countries and cultures. America is a country of immigrants. Even the Pilgrims were immigrants. Donald Trump’s racist agenda is harming and destroying the lives of multicolored Americans, legal immigrants and immigrants following the legal process to become legal American citizens. […]
Support amendment to end dark money’s influence on Maine elections | Letter
The Jan. 16 report “Trump donor, dark money largely funding Maine referendum drives” provides an excellent example of why we must rein in political spending: dark money is funding two Maine referendum questions. How I feel personally about the proposed ballot questions — which concern marijuana sales and transgender youth in sports — is not […]